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| User: | coe_chat (790993) |
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| Name: | Peer support for compulsive overeaters | |||
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| About: | ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif){kind=small} coe_chat was created compulsive overeaters and/or people with binge eating disorder. These are Eating Disorders characterized by food addiction and/or frequent binging. Please click here for a good definition and more information about Eating Disorders - this page is a great resource!I created this community because most communities available to people with Eating Disorders seem to focus on bulimia and anorexia. All are welcome, as long as the following is observed at all times: 1. Use your common sense and don't flame. Arguments are OK. Speaking your mind is OK. Outright personal attacks are not. 2. I hesitate to call this a "safe space" because a lot of the issues that may come up may not be "safe" for some people. Please be aware that some of the discussions may be triggering or whatnot. I ask that members make liberal use of the lj-cut tag for very long or potentially upsetting posts, so at least there is a warning. But overall, since eating disorders are such a sensitive subject, I cannot promise that all will be unoffended and I only ask that community members try to be reasonably sensitive and also very tolerant of what others may say. 3. Do not assume anything about the people who post here. For example: * Not all who binge also purge. (In fact, this community is primarily aimed towards overeaters who binge but do not purge.) * Not all who are COE are overweight. * Not all who are COE are trying to lose weight or diet. * Not all compulsive overeaters hate their bodies or themselves. Not all of us are fat-negative. For some of us, fat is only a small part of the picture. (And there are health concerns associated with COE that are not only about weight gain!) * Some of us have been dealing with COE for short periods of our lives, some only recently began, and some have been dealing with it as long as we can remember. * Like any eating disorder, not all of us are on a mission to "stop." Some of us have stopped, some want to, some are trying to, some are just trying to cope. * The converse, of course, applies to all of the above. 4. This is not a diet support group. I would discourage people from routinely writing about what they weigh that day, "before and after" pictures, etc. (If you want to post a pic, do so behind a lj-cut tag.) 5. This community is not a replacement for therapy or a physician's advice. Please remember eating disorders are serious and can be life-threatening. Consult a physician if you are trying to recover; web advice alone is probably not going to be enough. 6. This is not a place to bash everyone else with eating disorders. This is not the "anti-anorexia" community, for example. However, I will allow discussions of how COE is viewed, frustrations with dealing with people who have other EDs, why other EDs are viewed as more "acceptable" (or why not), etc. 7. NO SPAM ALLOWED. WE MEAN IT. Spamming the board will get you banned and your entry deleted. 8. What IS welcome here: * YOU! Whether you are currently COE, formerly COE, think you may be COE, struggling or recovering, despairing or enthusiastic, hopeless or succeeding! (Note: If you think you've got it licked, tell us about it! This is not a pro- or anti- community, you don't have to leave if you are in recovery or have recovered, we are open to all perspectives as long as respect is maintained.) * Introductions. Tell your story and why you are here! * Personal stories, triumphs, coping strategies, frustrations... basically anything you would like to share. * Discussions about & recommendations of support groups (such as OA) - and critiques as well * The behaviors, the emotions, what you think causes COE and how you react to it. * Discussions about how COE is viewed in society, by doctors, by others with eating disorders, etc. * Links to sites that may be of interest to the community. RECOMMENDATION: If you'd like your posts in this community to be private and readable only by other members of this community, simply designate your posts "friends only." (First be sure that coe_chat is listed in your friends list!)Thanks for reading. Frankly I wrote a lot more than is necessary to moderate this wonderful, thriving community. YOU ARE NOT ALONE. | |||
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| Maintainers: | 1: lizsybarite | |||
| Members: | 879: View Members. | |||
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